Low and Mean Shock

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So will the new shock be ready to go out the box or do we have more work on taken old shock apart? Can you enlighten me??

See thread; Low and mean shock, 4/17/10 post #24 by clueless.

While everyone is anxiously awaiting the availability of this new lowering shock, I for one am not convinced this is a way to go.
Honda engineered the bike this way, I think I would rather change the fender to correct the looks than change the suspension and ride..
My 2 cents...
T

You guy's enjoy this mod, I for one am not interested in it..

tony_fury said:

While everyone is anxiously awaiting the availability of this new lowering shock, I for one am not convinced this is a way to go.
Honda engineered the bike this way, I think I would rather change the fender to correct the looks than change the suspension and ride..
My 2 cents...
T

You guy's enjoy this mod, I for one am not interested in it..

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People lower their cars everyday it only makes them handle better because of a lower center of gravity albeit this is a chopper style motorcycle, BUT the factories HAVE to make cars/bikes/trucks comfy for ALL road conditions for ALL over the world. I for one have had lowered cars a long time and known people that had lowered vehicles for long periods of time and have had no problems. The lowering kit will be fine as long as your careful going over high spots such as tall speed bumps.

Cars are one thing, this is the only suspension for the rear of the bike.
However you justify it..
Like people putting large wheels pimping their ride with 1 inch of rubber between the wheel and the rim.. Rides like a brick and feel every dip in the road..

If you want to ride a couch you couldve gotten a goldwing!!, jus sayin.....how many choppers do you see with a huge ass gap between the tire and the fender?...1 and that's the fury, now thanks to low & mean we don't have look at the hideous gap anymore. This should be the first mod done to the fury, well, besides the exhaust IMO.

Led Sled said:

So will the new shock be ready to go out the box or do we have more work on taken old shock apart? Can you enlighten me??

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The spring kit is just the spring and a tool for taking your shock apart you will need a press to do this. Or take it to a shop that has one.

tony_fury said:

While everyone is anxiously awaiting the availability of this new lowering shock, I for one am not convinced this is a way to go.
Honda engineered the bike this way, I think I would rather change the fender to correct the looks than change the suspension and ride..
My 2 cents...
T

You guy's enjoy this mod, I for one am not interested in it..

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Eventually some one may come out with other options, I have lowered Progressive springs on my VTX, as do many X riders. As a matter of fact I emailed Progressive to see if they were working on a shock for the Fury, as they do so many other bikes, they never answered my emails. Honda engineers the bikes for the safest way for an average person (size, weight etc) they new that it was going to be ridden by 110 lb women and 250 lb men, the can't fit the bike to everyone, and I am tailoring my bike to me, just as I did on my other bikes

Well put Clueless..

It's all a personal preference and tailoring the bike to you..